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Political Patronage and Leadership Dynamics in Kenya

Discussion on 'big man syndrome' and how patronage influences resource allocation among leaders, including insights from a State House meeting.

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Big man syndrome: Patronage has been the formula for resource allocation

Analysis: President William Ruto recently hosted leaders and businessmen from Siaya County at State House, Nairobi, discussing government projects in the area. This comes as Rigathi Gachagua, former Deputy President, justified substantial resource allocations to the Mt Kenya region in light of their voting support.

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Big man syndrome: Why leaders are compelled to 'work with President'

Analysis: A recent meeting at State House, Nairobi, between President William Ruto and Siaya Governor James Orengo resulted in commitments for multi-billion-shilling investments, highlighting the entrenched political patronage in Kenya.

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Patronage has been the formula for resource allocation

Analysis: President William Ruto met with leaders and businessmen from Siaya County to discuss governmental projects in the area amidst controversy over resource allocation based on voting patterns.

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Inside State House meeting where Western leaders threatened to walk out of Ruto gov't

Analysis: Leaders from the Western region of Kenya threatened to exit the government if President William Ruto fails to address their demands for equitable development funding. During a meeting at State House, they expressed frustration over the region's significantly lower allocation of only Ksh1.2 billion compared to over Ksh6 billion for the Nyanza region.

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Political Patronage and Leadership Dynamics in Kenya

📰 Coverage & Analysis

Big man syndrome: Patronage has been the formula for resource allocation

Big man syndrome: Why leaders are compelled to 'work with President'

Patronage has been the formula for resource allocation

Inside State House meeting where Western leaders threatened to walk out of Ruto gov't